Mercy Asiedu Says YouTube Is Killing Ghana’s Movie Industry

Mercy Asiedu talks about the movie industry.

Kumawood star, Mercy Asiedu says YouTube is the reason behind the decline of the Ghanaian movie industry. Furthermore, she made these statements on Kumasi-based Agyenkwa FM.

Moreover, she stated that movie lovers now watch films on Youtube and don’t buy CDs no more.

Also, according to her, Ghanaians living abroad were the ones purchasing local movies. However, the current trend of uploading newly-produced movies on YouTube slowed down sales. This is because they watch them for free.

Mercy Asiedu advised moviemakers to adopt the new technology to help sustain the industry.

“Anytime there is a new movie, you will see it on YouTube hours after its release. How will someone who has watched a movie on Youtube take money to purchase a copy? Ghanaians outside were the ones buying most of our movies but they now watch our films on Youtube. When I made my recent trip to U.S.A, I realised all movies in Ghana are on Youtube so they just log onto the internet and they start watching them one after the other.

We are now pleading with our leaders to adopt the new trend so that it will help the indstry.”

Furthermore, they asked her about the claims that telenovelas on TV stations are killing the industry. She replied

“I will not say it is part of why our industry is suffering. TV stations are running a business and they need money so they show content which will generate income for them. We have to produce content that will yield income for them as well so we should not blame telenovelas. I have a new series on TV and I’ve been receiving good reviews since it started showing. If we can all produce quality products for the TV stations, I’m not sure they will reject them.”